There are 7 ways to get from Howrah to Nālanda by subway, plane, train, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway, fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train, taxi
best- Take the subway from Esplanade to Dum Dum
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)CCU - PAT
- Take the train from Patna Jn to Bakhtiyarpur Jn
- Take the taxi from Bakhtiyarpur Jn to Nālanda
4h 31m₹4,922–12,958Train
cheapest- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Bakhtiyarpur Jn12333 / ...
7h 38m₹837–2,865Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kolkata Esplanade to Asansol
- Take the train from Asansol Jn to Barh02023 / ...
10h 33m₹1,030–2,623Drive 492.5 km
- Drive from Howrah to Nālanda492.5 km
7h 32m₹5,151–7,440Taxi
- Take the taxi from Howrah to Nālanda492.5 km
7h 32m₹10,000–13,000Fly to Gaya, taxi
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Gaya (GAY)CCU - GAY
- Take the taxi from Gaya (GAY) to Nālanda
4h 49m₹6,232–10,838Train, taxi
- Take the train from Howrah Jn to Kashi Chak13023
- Take the taxi from Kashi Chak to Nālanda
13h 12m₹1,166–3,484
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Howrah to Nālanda is to bus and train which costs ₹1,000 - ₹2,700 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Howrah to Nālanda is to subway and fly and train and taxi which takes 4h 31m and costs ₹4,900 - ₹13,000.
The distance between Howrah and Nālanda is 573 km. The road distance is 492.5 km.
The best way to get from Howrah to Nālanda without a car is to train which takes 7h 38m and costs ₹800 - ₹2,900.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Howrah to Nālanda, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Howrah to Nālanda is 493 km. It takes approximately 7h 32m to drive from Howrah to Nālanda.
There are 11+ hotels available in Nālanda.
What companies run services between Howrah, India and Nālanda, India?
Indian Railways operates a train from Howrah Jn to Bakhtiyarpur Jn every 4 hours. Tickets cost ₹280–2,200 and the journey takes 7h 5m.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,100–11,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Gaya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹4,300–8,500
- Phone
- 9007041844
- info@kmrc.in
- Website
- kmrc.in
Subway from Esplanade to Dum Dum
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹14–18
- Schedules at
- kmrc.in
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Patna Jn to Bakhtiyarpur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹120–950
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹350–440
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹470–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–950
Train from Howrah Jn to Bakhtiyarpur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹280–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹280–340
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹750–950
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
Train from Asansol Jn to Barh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹200–240
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–700
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹750–950
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,200–1,600
Train from Howrah Jn to Kashi Chak
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹310–2,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹310–370
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹800–1,100
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,900–2,400
- Phone
- 033-25442194
- sbstccontrolroom@gmail.com
- Website
- sbstconline.co.in
Bus from Kolkata Esplanade to Asansol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹180–230
- Schedules at
- sbstconline.co.in
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Estimated price
- ₹550–13,000
Taxi and cab service kolkata
Brahmdev Taxi Service
- Phone
- +91 98313 72515
- Website
- localoutstationcabrental.in
Bharat Taxi
- Phone
- +91 96 96 00 09 99
- Website
- bharattaxi.com
Travel Bodhgaya
- Phone
- +91 70 04 75 80 70
- Website
- indiabuddhismtours.com
Shashika Cab
- Phone
- +91 76 33 95 88 66
- Website
- shashikacab.com
Sambodhi India Travel Services
- Phone
- +91 80 02 43 41 23
- Website
- sambodhitravel.com
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